Craven Arms railway station
Craven Arms railway station serves the town of Craven Arms, in Shropshire, England. Until 1974, it was known as Craven Arms and Stokesay, after the nearby coaching inn and the historic settlement of Stokesay to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Craven Arms and Stokesay”, “Craven Arms Station”, and “CRV”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Land of Lost Content and Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.
Land of Lost Content
Museum
The Land of Lost Content was a museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire, that collected everyday objects such as toys, magazines and packaging. The museum's name was taken from Poem XL in A. E. Housman's collection A Shropshire Lad. Land of Lost Content is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Craven Arms railway station.
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Craven Arms railway station.Church of St Thomas
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Thomas is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Craven Arms railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craven Arms and Halford.
Craven Arms
Town
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively.
Halford
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny.
Stokesay
Village
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Craven Arms railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Craven Arms, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.44242° or 52° 26′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.83763° or 2° 50′ 16″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“CRV”Open location code
9C4VC5R6+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6923758088OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6952363Wikidata ID
Q2209474
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Craven Arms railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Craven Arms”
- Dutch: “Station Craven Arms”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كراڤين ارمس”
- French: “Craven Arms”
- French: “gare de Craven Arms”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Craven Arms”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Craven Arms and The Station Cafe.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Craven Arms railway station”. Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.